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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

George Mann, notorious character of Louis
vile, KY, was sentenced, yesterday. to the pen
ltentiary for life for the murder of his mistress,
Annie Mann, in August, 1886.
The death sentence of Janitor Titus, of Bel
videre, N. j., for the murder of Title Smith,
was yesterday committed by the board of par
dons to imprisonment for life.
Postmaster Riley, Of Cincinnati has been
withholding the mail of Guy Weber, the man
ager of the St Andrews Florida Bay Company,
Weber for using the mails to promote a fraudu
lent scheme. Several bushels of letter have ac
cumulated. and an appeal is about to be made to
the authorities at Washington for order re-
leasing his mail
Henry Kohl, tanner, residing at Cincinnati,
was bitten, last Saturday, by spitz dog, which
attacked him as he was passing its kennel,
his way to his work. After dressing the wound
he went to work. but soon was compelled to go
home. He has since become dellrious, and has
high fever. His physician says the poison
from the dogs fangs has cot into the blood, and
the case is liable to prove fatal.
A singular suit for damages has been brought
by Arthur Rose, a colored resident of Cincin-
natl He attended a theater on Sunday night,
and sat in the front row of the gallery. During
the singing of the comic song. Oars New
Coon in Town." the singer emphasized that line
in the song by pointing directly at him. He sues
for $4,000 damages, claiming that he was in
jured by SO much disagreeabe publicity. Notice
OF the suit was served on the actress at the
theater.
Mrs. krettschner, a German lady of Bridge
port, Conn, gave birth recently to a male in
FAINT. which has an elephants head, and in place
of nose short trunk. The mouth and lips
protrude like those Of an elephant The child
weighs about nine pounds, and can be fed only
with spoon. The mother visited the circus
winter quarters here during the past winter.
and was terribly frightened by the elephants.
The parents succeeded in keeping the matter to
themselves until now, and very few have been
permitted to see the child.
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Postmasters Appointed.

WASHINGTON, March 22-The President has
appointed the following named postmasters:
John McNamee at cement, ILL.,, vice Francis A.
Jones. removed: James Veaey at Cambridge
H., vice James Ayres, removed; W. j. Furioug
ut Rochelle, H.. vice Henry Glenn, removed; W.
c. Swigert at Moauoketa. Ia, vice F. W. Crane,
commission expired; d. j. Stacy at Albert Lea,
Mimi, vice Fl. o. Hankness, removed; Christian
johnson at Austin. Mimi. vice NJ. L. Torpey,
resigned; John Mccarthy at Saltwater, Mimi /,
vice E. G.. Butts commission expired: VIM NJ
Underhill at Oconto, Wis, vice f. G. Sharp, re-
moved; James w. Kerr at Washington Court.
house, o., vice T. d. McElwain, resigned.
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HOW THE MALAKOFF WAS TAKEN.
Diplomatic Spying-The Story of q Dispatcl
that Brought $4,000.

Diplomatic Spyine-The Story of Dispatch
that Brought $4,000.
Paris Letter in London Truth.
Diplomatic espionage rendered great service
to the Second Empire in 1855 by enabling the
French to get into Sebastopol The credit for the
fall of that stronghold due, it has just trans
pred, to the late M. de Moustier who was in
the year above mentioned at the head Of
the French embassy at Berlin. At
that time Colonel Won Munster was
military attache of Prussia at St
Petersburg and in high favor az court The
wife of the Car Nicholas was a princess of
Prussia, and was fondly attached to her native
land All the representatives of her brother
were treated by her with kindness verging on
familiarity. The councils of war, when the
siege of Sebastopol was going on, used to be
held III her sittingroo Colonel Won Munster
was given the minutes of them. No detail of
the cam aign which the military authorities at
st. Petersburg could give him was withheld He
sent confidential reports of the Information SO
obtained to Berlin for the Kings sole perusal
Frederick William kept them a secret from ev-
cry one but Geriach-a kind of seer belonging
to the feudal party, who regarded Manteuffel as
an apostate because he advised the King to keep
on good terms with Napoleon III, and who dis
covered, when Queen Victoria went on a visit to
st. Cloud, that she was the scarlet lady OF the
Apocalypse Manteufre was furiousy jealous
of the royal favor in which Gerlach stood. and
took means to lntereeptthe Munster correspond
ence SO as to read it and have it copied In one
of these letters there was dispatch from Todtle-
ben informing the Gear of the weakness of the
Malakoff which could not hold out against a
strong assault. Now, Manteuffers copying clerk
was in the pay Of De Moustier and. when they
were thinking at the Tuileries of ordering the
siege of Sebassopol to be raised a copy of Todtle
bens dispatch was sold to the French embassy
for GO, 900 francs Orders were sent to Pelissier
to attack the Malakoff. He, not wanting to be
pestered by his incompetent Emperor and the
gang about MIN with military instructions.
dered the telegraph wires TO be cut Marshal Vail
liant was then packed off to the Crmea with the
secret paper IN his pocket 1t was a revelation
10 Pelisser, and all that remained was to get the
English to attack the Redap. while the French
We're trying to storm the Malakoff. The General
won ducal title big grant of money aEd pen :
sion, and became such an important parsonage
that the Empress gave to him the hand of her
beautiful cousin, who presented by her I'm
peria Majesty with suitable dowry and a trous-
seau of regal magnifcence
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Mckee Must Go to Prison.

WINCHESTER March 22.-Robert B. Mckee.
Of Union City, who was tried IN the present term
of court for alleged completely in the Bohemian
oats swlndle, was found guilty by the jury, and
his punishment fixed at two years in the north
ern penitentiary and fined $25 Immediately he
made an application, through his attorneys, for
a new hearing of the case. A stay of proceed
'ings was granted by the court until last Satur-
day, Mr.. Mckee entering into new bond of
So 000 When the case came up il was ably
argued by his attorneys. but the court sustained
the action Of the jury and passed sentence ac-
cordingly. and Mr. Mckee will be compelled to
abide the decision. Already petitions are being
circulated and freely signed asking Governor
GRAY for pardon.
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ILLINOIS.

Boy Killed by Having the Tines of a Pitch
fork Run Into His Head.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
MARSHALL, March 22-Yesterday afternoon,
little Riley Thompson, the eight year-old son of
Samuel Thompson, q Douglass township farmer
while a visit to his great uncle, VIM. Fl.
Thompson, met a terrible death. Young Grant
Thompson. the boys uncle. was pitching manure
into a wagon with four tined fork. The little
boy was playing nesr and by some means, got
in the way just Grant swung his fork around
Two of the tines were driven nearly through the
poor boys head, killing him instantly. Young
Grant Thompson is almost wild with agony over
the awful affair
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The Prasident,s Health.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-Colonel Lamont. in
conversation to-day, in regard to the Presidents
health. showed that the fears recently expressed
by DR.. Sewers are not shared by the Presidents
family and his intimate friends The Presi
dent, Colonel Lamont said, was, to all appear
ances, in perfect health. He did not think DR..
Sewers was in a position to judge OF the matter.
as he did not know the President, and what he
said was, in the Colonels opinion, based merely
on the assumption that the President was gain
ing flesh and took no exercise. This was not
the case AS o matter of fact, he continued
the President weighs less than when he first
came to Washington and really takes as much
exercise as most other men. 1t is true he does
not walk about the city, but he frequently walks
in the country, and there other ways in
which he gets exercise. The Colonel added that,
altogether, the President is in good condition,
and there is no reason for apprehension in re-
gard toihis health.
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Patents for Indianians.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WAsHINaToN. March 22.-The following Indi-
ana patents were issued to-day:
Wallaca n. Dodge. Mishawaka, device for
transmitting power; Wallace II. Dodge. Misha-
waka, lathe; W. II. Harry Fauber, Marshfield
fence building machine; Harmon FL. Fulton, In
danapolis, cultivator attachment; James J.
Hamilton and D. Bearly. New Castle, fire ex-
tension ladder and truck; VIM. K. Bells, Indi-
annapolis, coin packet Charles N. Leonard, Indi-
annapolis, pillow-holder; Theo. H. Patee and S.
r. Lawshe. Greencaste, lightning rod standard.
or brace; Hugh 7. Reed, Richmond. shelving;
John w. Shoemaker, Terre Haute, barrel-car-
rier John T. Solenbereer and Fl. G. Woody,
Kokomo. gas pressure regulator and cut off; We'll
come Whitaker, Goshen, road cart: Gustaye E.
Zschech, Indianapolis, band-saw wheel.
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Business Embarrassments.

New YORK, March 22-Sheriff Grant has at
tached the business Of c. NJ Rothschild & CO.,
judgments having been confessed to the amount
of $50 600 The failure is understood to have
been caused by the failure of the Rothschild firm
in Cincinnati
New YORK, March 22-The Burk Oil and
Chemical Company. New York and Chicago has
suspended payment in consequence of its fnan-
ciai relations with ". E. Lawton, the abscond-
ing fertilizer merchant The Long Island Press
ing Company. Of New York and Brooklyn, has
also suspended for the same reason. Both com
panies may pull through all right if anything is
realized from Lawton's property when it is
Strengthened out from its present tangle
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number of payments in given period At the
December quarter the Columbus agency paid
81 % per cent of its entire roll during the first
ten days of the quarter and the Indianapolis
agency during the same time paid 49, % percent
of its roll At the March (present) quarter the
Columbus agency paid % 81 per cent. of its roll
during the first eight days of the quarter, but
the Indianapolis agency. not to be outdone this
time, responded by making the unprecedented
record of paying 81 SO per cent of it's entire roll
in the same time, eight days. This places Col.
Zollinger of the Indianapolis agency, at the
head of the list in the rapidity of making pay
ments of pensions and it is safe to say that this
record has never been equaled.
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Obituary.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KoKoMo Ind, March 22-Cyrus Hollings-
worth, one of the pioneers of this section of
Indiana. leading member of the Society of
Friends, and an extensive manufacturer of
stocking yarns and wooden fabrics, died at his
home at New London, this county. Sunday,
very suddenly, at the age of seventy four years
CRAwFoRDsvILLE. March 22-Mrs. McKin-
sew wife of ex-Counciman Joshua Mckinney
died at her home in this city, last night, of par
alysis. She was born on SCOTS prairie. Fountain
county, in $780, and her maiden name was
Rachel Sparks Interment will be made at
Alamo, her former home.
DALLAS Tex, March 22-Col. John White
died of apopexy to-day. He was on General
Loean's staff during the war. He has been in
destitute circumstances and will be buried by
the O. A. r.
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Oueer Applicants for Office.

Washington Special.
The Civil-service Commissioners day or two
ago received letter from public school teach
er in Michigan, wanting to know if the Commits
sioners would not bring her blank application
the next time they happened to be in her neigh
borhood. A blank form was sent to her and
was shortly after returned filled up. Her age
was stated as forty nine, but the physician who
certified to her good health said that though she
was forty whine, he would assure the Commits
sioners that she did not look day over thirty
five and was spry woman of thirty. A
German down in Texas, whose application
looked as if dozen animated self-inking pens
had been dancing the Virginia reel over it, wrote
that during the time his appointment was pend
ing he would accept any Office that paid over
So, 900 n year Another lady who wished to
change her lakewood residence for a govern
ment employees desk in the capital. sent her
mothers marriage certificate to prove her age,
and also incosed with the application letter
asking the Commissioners to keep President
Cleveland from going to the theater that week,
as she had pren1onition that something horri-
BILE would happen to him if he went there.
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The State Printing Contracts.

SPRINGFIELD, March 22.-Mr. Merritt intro
duced resolution in the House, to-day, which
was adopted, providing for the appointment by
the Speaker of special committee of five, with
power to send for persons and pa pers and admin
lister oaths. for the purpose Of making thor
ough investigation into the generally eported
charges against the printing companies and the
manner by which the existing State printing
contract was obtained
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brilliant than ever pictured in the tales of the
Arabian Knights" The following incident of
Mr. Shermans stay here is most talked Of The
proprietor of the hotel where the Senator first
stopped refused TO allow q delegation of colored
men to be received in the Senator's room. SEN
ator Sherman Immediately paid hjs till and
went to another hotel. He will leave to- morrow
morning for Nashville
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Mr.. Vlosta VIII Return.

New YORK. March PIT was stated this
morning at the Office of Scion j. Vlosta, the
missing ship-broker of Beaver street, that he
would return and meet his creditors Wednes-
day. The reason of his having left the city was
stated to be because he was interested in a cargo
Of birthstone to the extent of $40. 600. and that
the vessel was ten days overdue when he went
away, but now the vessel has arrived and he has
no fear of meeting his creditors.
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BILE watches. Mr. Kemp had gold watch and
$24 in money taken. The other parties lost
numerous articles of wearing apparel.

The Next Reunion of WiIder's Brigade.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
MARSHALL, ILL.,, March 22-The committee to
fix the time and place for holding the next an
nual reunion Of Wider's brigade met in this city
this afternoon. Greencastle sent urgent re-
quests, both from the G. A. r. post there and
the Mayor of the city, that the reunion be held
there. The committee voted in favor of accept
Ing the invitation, and the reunion will be held
Sept. and g.
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Harry Hills Resort Closed.

New YORK March %. Harry Hills celebrated
concert saloon. at Crosby and Houston streets,
was closed tonight for the first time in thirty
four years. the police having obtained an injunc-
ton against the place. Hill has had trouble
with the police ever since ne refused to put up
any more money as black-mail, year two
ago. but has managed to keep the business
going, under considerable difficulties until now
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Senator Sherman at birmingham.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. March 22-Senaror Jean
Sherman spoke to a large audience in the Opera
house this evening. His speech was entirely
non partisan, except-if it could be considered
an exception-that he alluded to the tariff, aG-
vocating protection for the development of the
latent resources of the South. He confined
himself mainly to this topic. incident tally felcl
tatng the people of Birmingham upon the pos
session of resources which, ii evolved from the
soil. would produce future of prosperity more
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Charged with Embezzlement.

New YORK, March 22-Charles B. Prescott
salesman for the Springfield Silk mills Company,
of Springfield, Mass, was arrested in this city,
to-day. on the charge of embezzling ST., 8l5 be-
longing to the company, which he had collected
He was committed to Jail in default of bail. He
indignantly denies his guilt Mr.. H. S. Robin
son, New York agent of the company. says he
expects to prove fraud in connection with Tres
colts order to ship goods to D. Armstrong & Co.
and A. johnson 81 Co., both of Rochester, n. Y.
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New Buildings at Chautauoua.

JAMESTOWN N Y, March 22.-The directors
of the Lakewood Summer School of New The
ology held an important meeting here tonight
Rev. Dr. Cone president of Buchtel College
Akron, o., presided. ARRANGEMENTS were made
to purchase the assembly grounds at Lakewood
Chautauaua lake. and to erect at once a
large amphitheater and summer hotel Among
the speakers engaged for next session of the
school are the Rev. David Swing, of Chicago;
DR.. Rexford of Detroit; Bronson Alcott DR..
Cutler. of Buffalo, and others
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Tax Collector Missing.

CARTHAGE March 22.-John Gddnrs, collect
or of Durham township has been missing since
last Tuesday. and foul play Is suspected. He
has several Thousand dollars Of collected taxes
in his possession. He is a son of William K
Giddings. the wealthiest farmer and cattle deal
er in the county.
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G. A. r. Supper and Campfire.

Special to the 1ndianapoiis journal
NATION. March 22-Mattoon Post, G.. A. R. !,
INDUCED in supper and camp fire, this evening,
which was largely attended by citizens and com
rades After supper, Department Commander
Sweetzer and AdJutant-general Ed Harlan ad-
dressed the 6. A. r. members in their hall and
they had highly entertaining campfire
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Hymeneal.

FITqsBURe, March 22-John A. Logan, jr,
son Of the late Senator and Miss Edith Andrews,
daughter of Chauncey NJ. Andrews, of Youngs-
town, O.. were married at noon to-day, at the
residence of the brides father. A number of
prominent people attended and the presents
given were very elaborate and costly, among
which was check for $4,000, from the brides
father
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instructions / give him are that he answer
everything as briefly as possible, and never com
init me In anything But still work steadily
from in the morning until in the afternoon
in the departments and until l leave here
shall have to continue to do So"
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Special to the Indianapolis journal
NEW YORK. March 22-Rev. Father McGlynn
returned to-day to Patrick Ford a check for
s44S 81, which presented him by Michael
Davitt The money the net proceeds of
Mr.. Davitts last lecture in America, and wa s
sent DR.. McGlynn by Mr.. Davitt's directio a.
While acknowledging Mr. Davitt's generosity,
Dr. McGlynn said IN his letter of declination
that the money can be better used in reliev ing
the suffering poor of Ireland.
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Special to the Indianapolis journal.
KoKoMo, March 22.-Howard county is in
tested with gang of adroit burglars. On Sun
day the residences of +. Y. Hoover, Charles
Hollingsworth, Henry Mendenhall and Mort
Ray were entered during the absence Of the
occupants at church. Mr.. Hoovers son, who
was treasurer of the JInta Literary Society. had
$40 of the society's money stolen, and TWO valua-
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.

WASHINGTON, March 3d. 1 A. NJ.
For Indiana and Ilinois-Fair weather in
the southern portion; light rains IN the northern
portion; warmer; westerly winds.
For Ohio-Rain or snow; becoming warmer;
westerly winds.
For West Virginia-Rain or snow; becoming
warmer; westerly winds.
For Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan
and Wisconsin-Rain or snow; warmer; west
erly winds.
Local Observations.
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No Reduction of Representation.

PHILADELPHIA, March 22-The Philadelphia
conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
day refused to concur with the suggestion of
the resolution of the General Conference propos-
ing q change in Section 2, Paragraph II, of the
Discipline SO as to make a reduction in the ratio
of ministerial representation in the General Con-
ference. The vote was 210 against l in the
affirmative.
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Brief Mention.

At Atlanta. on Monday, the entire temperance
ticket elected.
The epidemic of measles at Kankakee is as
Stunning large proportions About three hun
dred scholars are barred from attending the
disease or from having been exposed. 1t
is expected the schools will be closed during the
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Injured by jumping from q Train.

Spec1hI the InulanapO1lS JOurnaI
NATION, March PIN jumping from an
Illinois Central passenger train while in motion,
Oscar Downs. of Perth, Ind, was thrown
against the switch rail and had leg broken
and his body lacerated.
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Police Charged with sxnrdar

DUBLIN, March 22-At Youghal to-day. the
jury in the Hanlon found verdict of will
full murder against the police. The coroner, a,
Mr.. Harringtons request, granted warrants
against Inspector Somerville and Constable Gar
rett,
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Dead at Ill.

BOSTON. March 22.-Mrs Mary Doherty died
last night at No. 81 Margin street. She was un-
douttedly the oldest person in Boston. having
been born in Ireland Ill years ago.
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indianapolis sun in the Lead.

Washington Special to Cincinnati Enquirer.
There seems to be a commendable rivalry be-
tween Columbus and Indianapolis pension
agencies as TO which shall make the greatest
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Severe snow-storm in the East,

New YORK, March 22.-The snow is twelve to
fifteen inches deep in central New York and in
the anthracite regions Of Pennsylvania
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Ti1ne. Bar. lTher. Hum. Wind. Weather Rain,
A. M 80. O6i II SO INVEST Clear. .--.--
P M. OBJ 40 53 West CLOUDY.
9 p M. l3O.Ool 80 73 North Clear. 1899.
Maximum temperature. AZ; minimum Temporal
ture 90
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Local Observations.
INDIANAPOLIS. March %, 1887.